US rank #4802 Boys' name Peak 2012 593 births

Jayren — #4802 US boys' name

593 babies named Jayren in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s1482010s3152020s122
#4802
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Jayren was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

42 babies were named Jayren in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayren

The Social Security Administration has registered 593 babies named Jayren between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayren currently holds the #4802 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayren performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jayren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayren in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayren in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 593 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jayren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

593

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2012

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,802

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
42
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
01020304050 2024202020162012200820041999 8

Jayren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
315 births that decade — 53% of Jayren's all-time total
1990s82000s1482010s3152020s122

Jayren by state

Where Jayren concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jayren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
99 16.7%
#2 Texas
69 11.6%
#3 California
23 3.9%
#4 Florida
5 0.8%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.8%
New York share of Jayren's total US births 16.7%
Even split

99 of 593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayren?
593 babies have been named Jayren since 1999. It currently ranks #4802 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 42 births.
When was Jayren most popular?
Jayren was most popular in the 2010s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Jayren most popular?
The top states for the name Jayren are New York (99 births), Texas (69 births), California (23 births).
How long has the name Jayren been used?
Jayren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.